Original article by Tess Ingram
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 16 : 3-Aug-16

Delegates at the annual Diggers & Dealers conference have been told that there has been a sharp increase in exploration activity following several lean years for the Australian mining industry. There has been particular emphasis on brownfields exploration, including older gold projects that were previously thought to have been exhausted. Independence Group MD Peter Bradford has urged investment in technology to access deeper deposits that are difficult to reach with the equipment that is currently available.

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INDEPENDENCE GROUP NL – ASX IGO, DIGGERS AND DEALERS FORUM, DACIAN GOLD LIMITED – ASX DCN, EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED – ASX EVN, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, GOLD FIELDS LIMITED